Download or read book Battle on the Bay written by Edward T. Cotham and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil War history of Galveston is one of the last untold stories from America's bloodiest war, despite the fact that Galveston was a focal point of hostilities throughout the conflict. As other Southern ports fell to the Union, Galveston emerged as one of the Confederacy's only lifelines to the outside world. When the war ended in 1865, Galveston was the only major port still in Confederate hands. In this beautifully written narrative history, Ed Cotham draws upon years of archival and on-site research, as well as rare historical photographs, drawings, and maps, to chronicle the Civil War years in Galveston. His story encompasses all the military engagements that took place in the city and on Galveston Bay, including the dramatic Battle of Galveston, in which Confederate forces retook the city on New Year's Day, 1863. Cotham sets the events in Galveston within the overall conduct of the war, revealing how the city's loss was a great strategic impediment to the North. Through his pages pass major figures of the era, as well as ordinary soldiers, sailors, and citizens of Galveston, whose courage in the face of privation and danger adds an inspiring dimension to the story.
Download or read book The Battle of Galveston written by Tom Townsend and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1863 Luke Cochrane and his father go to Galveston to deliver bales of cotton to the Confederate Army and find themselves in the middle of a fierce naval battle. The battle was fought on January 1, 1863 during the Civil War when Confederate forces attacked and forced occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas. When the Civil War ended, Galveston was the only major port still under Confederate control. Tom Townsend if a prolific author of historic fiction for juvenile readers. His works have been nominated and won several awards and have entertained young readers for decades.
Download or read book Galveston Battle Of 1863 written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battle of Galveston January 1st 1863 written by Robert Morris Franklin and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battle of Galveston January 1st 1863 written by Robert Morris Franklin and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battle of Galveston January 1st 1863 written by Robert M. Franklin and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battle of Galveston January 1st 1863 Classic Reprint written by Robert M. Franklin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Battle of Galveston, January 1st, 1863 As they stepped on board, the yellow stripe on my trousers caught their eyes, and noting the surprise depicted on their countenances, I took in the situation, and told them they were prisoners, giving them an account of the capture of the City three days before. Fortunately for me, before they discovered that 1 was without support, Captain John Payne of the Pilots came alongside from the City looking for a United States flag, to be used in decoying the Cambria into the harbor. Climbing on deck, he at once recognized Smith, exchanged greetings with him and calling me aside warned me as to Smith's dos perate character, and suggested that we had best get the men ashore at once, stating also that he had no arms. I slipped my revolver to him, retaining my cutlass, and we ordered them into their yawl, and the marines rowed us along side the Harriet Lane. I remained on deck with the pris oners, and Payne went below to report; Smith was at once taken in charge, removed to jail, Court Marshalled for desertion, and shot three days later. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Battle of Galveston January 1 1863 written by Robert Morris Franklin and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battle of Galveston January 1st 1863 written by Robert M [From Old Catalog] Franklin and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2015-08-22 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Battle of Galveston January 1st 1863 written by Robert Morris Franklin and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Decisions of the Galveston Campaigns written by Edward T Cotham and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2024-11-26 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Galveston Campaign was a series of naval and overland battles that pitted Confederate general John B. Magruder and Texas Marine commander Leon Smith against the armies of Isaac S. Burrell and naval forces under the command of William B. Renshaw. A Federal fleet of six ships assaulted the city on October 4, 1862, and the city surrendered after a four-day truce was agreed upon. However, by New Year's Day of 1863, Confederate artillery reinforcements had arrived, and Magruder coordinated a bold new attack and naval ruse with two Confederate gunboats to retake Galveston. The city would remain in the South's hands until the end of the war and was one of the few open Confederate ports"--
Download or read book Battle of Galveston January 1st 1863 Primary Source Edition written by Robert M. [From Old Catalog] Franklin and published by . This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Download or read book Cottonclads written by Donald Shaw Frazier and published by State House Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed account of the innovative and daring tacticat of the Confederates as they boldly attacked the Union fleet to lift the Federal blockade of Texas.
Download or read book I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg 1863 I Survived 7 written by Lauren Tarshis and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bloodiest battle in American history is under way . . . It's 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal Henry Green brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment, and suddenly it feels like they've found a new home. Best of all, they don't have to find their way north alone--they're marching with the army.But then orders come through: The men are called to battle in Pennsylvania. Thomas has made it so far . . . but does he have what it takes to survive Gettysburg?
Download or read book Galveston and the Civil War written by James M Schmidt and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the oldest cities in Texas, Galveston has witnessed more than its share of tragedies. Devastating hurricanes, yellow fever epidemics, fires, a major Civil War battle and more cast a dark shroud on the city's legacy. Ghostly tales creep throughout the history of famous tourist attractions and historical homes. The altruistic spirit of a schoolteacher who heroically pulled victims from the floodwaters during the great hurricane of 1900 roams the Strand. The ghosts of Civil War soldiers march up and down the stairs at night and pace in front of the antebellum Rogers Building. The spirit of an unlucky man decapitated by an oncoming train haunts the railroad museum, moving objects and crying in the night. Kathleen Shanahan Maca explores these and other haunted tales from the Oleander City.
